When you came to the website today, you might have noticed that things look a little different. We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes to create an updated, modern, user-friendly replacement for the old FSACF.com. The old website had served us well for the past few years, but it was beginning to show its … Continue reading →
The annual appeal for the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation is underway. Since 2009, the Foundation has awarded 146 grants totaling more than $238,500 to area nonprofits. The annual appeal supports the unrestricted endowed fund from which grants are awarded. Grants to our hard-working nonprofits come from the interest on this permanent fund. The principal is never touched, according to … Continue reading →
The Kansas Association of Community Foundations (KACF) and its member foundations, including the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, has launched the Keep 5 in Kansas campaign. The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University found that an estimated $79 billion in estate wealth will be transferred from one generation of Kansans … Continue reading →
The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation received a donation of nearly $650 from the second annual “Dancing with Our Stars” event hosted by the Fort Scott Rotary Club. The event, held on February 11 at the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center, featured 11 couples and the Fort Scott High School cheer squad … Continue reading →
The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation is grateful to be selected for the second consecutive year as the recipient of the Fort Scott Community Gala proceeds. These funds help to build an endowment that will allow the Foundation to make grants to local organizations well into the future. “Once again the Gala Steering Committee selected … Continue reading →
The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation’s endowment fund was the recipient of the proceeds received from the 2nd Annual Fort Scott Community Gala held on August 28. Partygoers enjoyed a wonderful evening of dining, listening to music, dancing and visiting with friends, while making a difference in Fort Scott’s future. As an added advantage to … Continue reading →
The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation (FSACF), partnering with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) now has an opportunity to acquire $120,000 in funding from the Kansas Health Foundation by participating in the Giving Resources to Our World Healthy Kansas Initiative (GROW II). The goal of GROW II is to help more Kansas community … Continue reading →
Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, partnering with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK), has an opportunity to acquire $120,000 in funding from the Kansas Health Foundation by participating in the Giving Resources to Our World Healthy Kansas Initiative (GROW II). Twelve community foundations in Kansas were selected to participate in the program. The program … Continue reading →
Dr. John H. Spencer, 61, a member of the Board of Directors of Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, died Saturday, January 3, 2009. John was born in Emporia, Kan., in 1947 to Dr. Harold and Margaret Spencer. He graduated from the College of Emporia in 1970 (of which he is a member of the alumni … Continue reading →
Richard Goldston has a vision for a traveling Fort Scott Little League Football project for area grid-ironers. While many of these young athletes are currently playing football, they must travel across the state line to Nevada to participate. Right now, over 80 youngsters make up three fifth- and sixth-grade teams and two third- and fourth-grade … Continue reading →